Licorice AllSorts Drawings
Learning Targets
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- Create an original Licorice AllSorts Drawings using drawing techniques learned in class
- Use color combinations (analogous, primary, secondary), form (two-dimensional, three-dimensional), and space (positive, negative) inspired by British Painter (1977-Present) Sarah Graham
- Use fundamental drawing skills (edges, space, light, shadow, composition) and design principles (variation, contrast, proportion) based on Hyper Realism
- Define Package Design (connection of form, materials, color, typography, and imagery to make a product suitable for marketing)
Lesson One
Day One, Art Start
1. Sweets For My Sweet (2008) Sarah Graham
2. Read Cadbury's Our Brands: Bassett's History Article
3. Discussion Questions "How did licorice, a middle eastern herb, become embedded into our history? Where does licorice originate from? Which sides are unified in design, and which need more work? Do the images, symbols, and colors support the messaging for the product? Is the hierarchy of type and content appropriate? Why is package design often overlooked in the design curriculum? Why do you think companies change the packaging when the product itself is not changing? What are the elements of art? What are the design principles of pattern and balance? Which art elements and design principles can be recognized in works of art? How are the elements of art and principles of design used in creating works of art? What kinds of tools and materials do artist work with and how are they used? What are the steps in the creative process?"
Lesson Activities
1. Choose 12" X 12" Drawing Paper
2. Draw three thumbnail sketches of licorice using observational drawing skills (outline, contour, continuous) for the licorice drawings
3. Add details (shadow, reflective light) to the negative space (background) of the Licorice AllSorts Drawings
Day Two, Art Start
1. Retrieve Licorice Allsorts Drawings For Assigned Tables
2. Pic N Mix (2009) Sarah Graham
3. Discussion Questions "What was the purpose of the licorice candy invention in the United States? When was most of the licorice sold? If this artwork could talk, what would it say? If you could ask this artwork a question, what would you ask it? How might your interpretation of this artwork be different from someone in another culture? What does this artwork teach us about the past? Was this intended to be a work of art or not? Why do you think that? How does that impact your understanding of the artwork? If you could change this artwork, how would you change it? Who do you know that would really like this artwork? Why would they like it? What do you think you should be learning about or looking at this artwork? How can you connect this artwork to your own life? Do you personally connect or relate to this picture? What does this artwork remind you of? What would it feel like to be in this artwork?"
Lesson Activities
1. Use drawing techniques (contour outline continuous) to add basic shapes (geometric, organic, free form) to the positive space (licorice) of the licorice drawings
2. Use design principles (composition, repetition, gradation) to fill in the positive space (licorice) of the licorice drawings
3. Use drawing techniques (contour outline continuous) to add details (shadows, cast shadow, reflective light, light source) to the positive space (licorice) of the Licorice AllSorts Drawings
Day Three, Art Start
1. Retrieve Licorice AllSorts Drawings for Assigned Tables
2. Set Up Studio Area (oil pastels, chalk, erasers, pencils)
Lesson Activities
1. Use color combinations (analogous, secondary, primary) to fill in the positive space (licorice) of the licorice drawings
2. Use color combinations (analogous, secondary, primary) to fill in the negative space (background) of the licorice drawings
3. Add design details (shadows, reflective light, light source) to the negative space (background) of the Licorice AllSorts Drawings
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